GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (72-58) at DETROIT (70-60)

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 16 19 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - BRIAN BRUNEY
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.303, 0-FOR-2)
M CABRERA (.293, 1-FOR-2)
S DUNCAN (.298, 6 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (16) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
S Duncan pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
a-W Betemit ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
R Cano 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 23 0 3 0 2 6 7

a-struck out swinging for A Rodriguez in the 6th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Damon.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - W Betemit (2, ground ball). PB - J Posada.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .291
P Polanco 2b 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 .337
M Thames lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248
a-C Maybin ph 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208
M Ordonez dh 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .355
C Guillen ss-1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 .303
I Rodriguez c 5 2 2 1 0 2 6 .277
S Casey 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282
R Santiago pr-ss 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286
R Raburn rf 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .333
B Inge 3b 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .243

Totals 40 16 19 15 7 5 26

a-struck out swinging for M Thames in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina); C Guillen (27, M Mussina); B Inge 3
(21, S Henn 2, M Mussina); C Maybin (3, B Bruney). 3B - S Casey (1, S Henn). HR
- P Polanco (8, 4th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C
Guillen (88), C Granderson 2 (62), P Polanco 2 (55), I Rodriguez (52), R Raburn
3 (18), B Inge 4 (60), M Thames (43), C Maybin (2). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P
Polanco, R Raburn 2, B Inge 4, C Maybin. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 4, M Ordonez 2, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 12.


BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 123 130 6 -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 9 6 6 1 0 0 5.53
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.91
S Henn 2 2/3 8 9 7 5 4 0 7.49
B Bruney 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.30

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 7 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.77

HBP - R Santiago (by S Henn). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 72-49; E Ramirez
23-11; S Henn 79-42; B Bruney 18-11; J Verlander 96-61. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 4-5; E Ramirez 1-1; S Henn 1-3; B Bruney 0-1; J Verlander 8-7.
Batters faced: M Mussina 19; E Ramirez 5; S Henn 22; B Bruney 3; J Verlander
25.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Granderson in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R Cano (.303, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Maybin in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R Cano (.303, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: ZACH MINER (2-3, 3.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 16

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: R CANO (.303, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Miner relieved J Verlander.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R Cano (.303, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 16 19 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - BRIAN BRUNEY
DET - ZACH MINER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.303, 1-FOR-3, BB, SF, RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.277, 2-FOR-5, RBI)
R SANTIAGO (.286, 0-FOR-0, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (16) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
S Duncan pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
a-W Betemit ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
R Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 26 0 3 0 2 6 7

a-struck out swinging for A Rodriguez in the 6th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Damon.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - W Betemit (2, ground ball). PB - J Posada.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf-lf 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .291
P Polanco 2b 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 .337
M Thames lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248
a-C Maybin ph-cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208
M Ordonez dh 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .355
C Guillen ss-1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 .303
I Rodriguez c 5 2 2 1 0 2 6 .277
S Casey 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282
R Santiago pr-ss 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286
R Raburn rf 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .333
B Inge 3b 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .243

Totals 40 16 19 15 7 5 26

a-struck out swinging for M Thames in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina); C Guillen (27, M Mussina); B Inge 3
(21, S Henn 2, M Mussina); C Maybin (3, B Bruney). 3B - S Casey (1, S Henn). HR
- P Polanco (8, 4th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C
Guillen (88), C Granderson 2 (62), P Polanco 2 (55), I Rodriguez (52), R Raburn
3 (18), B Inge 4 (60), M Thames (43), C Maybin (2). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P
Polanco, R Raburn 2, B Inge 4, C Maybin. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 4, M Ordonez 2, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 12.


BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 123 130 6 -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 9 6 6 1 0 0 5.53
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.91
S Henn 2 2/3 8 9 7 5 4 0 7.49
B Bruney 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.30

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 7 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.77
Z Miner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75

HBP - R Santiago (by S Henn). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 72-49; E Ramirez
23-11; S Henn 79-42; B Bruney 18-11; J Verlander 96-61; Z Miner 10-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 4-5; E Ramirez 1-1; S Henn 1-3; B Bruney 0-1; J
Verlander 8-7; Z Miner 0-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 19; E Ramirez 5; S Henn
22; B Bruney 3; J Verlander 25; Z Miner 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Phillips at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Guillen (.303, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Betemit at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Guillen (.303, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 0 16 20 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - BRIAN BRUNEY
DET - ZACH MINER

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.290, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
B ABREU (.290, 0-FOR-2, BB)
W BETEMIT (.205, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (16) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
S Duncan pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
A Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
a-W Betemit ph-3b-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
R Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 26 0 3 0 2 6 7

a-struck out swinging for A Rodriguez in the 6th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Damon.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - W Betemit (2, ground ball). PB - J Posada. DP: 1 (W Betemit-R
Cano-J Giambi).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf-lf 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .291
P Polanco 2b 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 .337
M Thames lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248
a-C Maybin ph-cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208
M Ordonez dh 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .355
C Guillen ss-1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 6 .304
I Rodriguez c 6 2 2 1 0 2 7 .276
S Casey 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282
R Santiago pr-ss 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250
R Raburn rf 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .333
B Inge 3b 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .243

Totals 43 16 20 15 7 5 27

a-struck out swinging for M Thames in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina); C Guillen (27, M Mussina); B Inge 3
(21, S Henn 2, M Mussina); C Maybin (3, B Bruney). 3B - S Casey (1, S Henn). HR
- P Polanco (8, 4th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C
Guillen (88), C Granderson 2 (62), P Polanco 2 (55), I Rodriguez (52), R Raburn
3 (18), B Inge 4 (60), M Thames (43), C Maybin (2). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P
Polanco, R Raburn 2, B Inge 4, C Maybin. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 4, M Ordonez 2, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 123 130 60 -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 9 6 6 1 0 0 5.53
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.91
S Henn 2 2/3 8 9 7 5 4 0 7.49
B Bruney 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.22

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 7 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.77
Z Miner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75

HBP - R Santiago (by S Henn). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 72-49; E Ramirez
23-11; S Henn 79-42; B Bruney 28-20; J Verlander 96-61; Z Miner 10-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 4-5; E Ramirez 1-1; S Henn 1-3; B Bruney 2-2; J
Verlander 8-7; Z Miner 0-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 19; E Ramirez 5; S Henn
22; B Bruney 6; J Verlander 25; Z Miner 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 0 x 16 20 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, EDWAR RAMIREZ (4TH), SEAN HENN (5TH), BRIAN
BRUNEY (7TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (6TH)

DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, ZACH MINER (8TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: NYY - NONE

DET - PLACIDO POLANCO (8) OFF EDWAR RAMIREZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 0 x 16 20 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, EDWAR RAMIREZ (4TH), SEAN HENN (5TH), BRIAN
BRUNEY (7TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (6TH)

DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, ZACH MINER (8TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ


WP - JUSTIN VERLANDER (14-5)
LP - MIKE MUSSINA (8-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - NONE

DET - PLACIDO POLANCO (8) OFF EDWAR RAMIREZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:06 ATT: 42,428

PROBABLES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10, 4.80)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (10-7, 3.28)

PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-10, 3.76)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (11-7, 3.69)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (16) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
S Duncan pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
A Phillips 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .289
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
a-W Betemit ph-3b-ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
R Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 7

a-struck out swinging for A Rodriguez in the 6th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Damon.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - W Betemit (2, ground ball). PB - J Posada. DP: 1 (W Betemit-R
Cano-J Giambi).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf-lf 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .291
P Polanco 2b 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 .337
M Thames lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248
a-C Maybin ph-cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208
M Ordonez dh 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .355
C Guillen ss-1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 6 .304
I Rodriguez c 6 2 2 1 0 2 7 .276
S Casey 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282
R Santiago pr-ss 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250
R Raburn rf 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .333
B Inge 3b 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .243

Totals 43 16 20 15 7 5 27

a-struck out swinging for M Thames in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina); C Guillen (27, M Mussina); B Inge 3
(21, S Henn 2, M Mussina); C Maybin (3, B Bruney). 3B - S Casey (1, S Henn). HR
- P Polanco (8, 4th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C
Guillen (88), C Granderson 2 (62), P Polanco 2 (55), I Rodriguez (52), R Raburn
3 (18), B Inge 4 (60), M Thames (43), C Maybin (2). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P
Polanco, R Raburn 2, B Inge 4, C Maybin. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 4, M Ordonez 2, P Polanco 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 123 130 60x -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina (L, 8-10) 3 9 6 6 1 0 0 5.53
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.91
S Henn 2 2/3 8 9 7 5 4 0 7.49
B Bruney 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.22

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander (W, 14-5) 7 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.77
Z Miner 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65

HBP - R Santiago (by S Henn). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 72-49; E Ramirez
23-11; S Henn 79-42; B Bruney 28-20; J Verlander 96-61; Z Miner 18-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 4-5; E Ramirez 1-1; S Henn 1-3; B Bruney 2-2; J
Verlander 8-7; Z Miner 1-4. Batters faced: M Mussina 19; E Ramirez 5; S Henn
22; B Bruney 6; J Verlander 25; Z Miner 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--3:06. Att--42,428.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 16 FINAL</div>

 

Verlander, Inge dazzle as Tigers hammer Yankees

<h3>DETROIT 16, NY YANKEES 0</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers saved the best for last.

Justin Verlander tossed seven scoreless innings and Brandon Ingedrove in four runs as the Tigers blasted the New York Yankees,16-0, in the finale of Monday's four-game series.


Rookie Ryan Raburn had three RBI and Curtis Granderson andPlacido Polanco each added two runs for Detroit (71-60), whichremains 2 1/5 games behind first-place Cleveland (73-57) in theAmerican League Central standings.


The triumph also helped Detroit earn its first series win sincesweeping the Minnesota Twins in a three-game set from July 17-19- a span of 11 series.


The second overall pick in 2004, Verlander (14-3) yielded threehits with six strikeouts to finish August with an impressive 3-1showing. The righthander continues to be a torn in the side ofNew York, which is just 7-3 against Verlander all-time.

The Tigers' offense was clicking on all cylinders in this one.

In the second inning, Granderson delivered an RBI double andPolanco added a run-scoring single against Yankees starter MikeMussina (8-10) to push to lead to 3-0.


Inge's RBI double highlighted a three-run third, and an inninglater, Polanco recorded his eighth homer against reliever EdwarRamirez to make it 7-0.


With the bases load in the seventh, the 30-year-old Inge struckagain with a three-run double in center that just missed being agrand slam. Detroit scored six runs in the frame.

It was another horrific outing for Mussina, who was tagged forsix runs and nine hits in three frames in his third straightsetback. He has surrendered 19 earned runs during this slide.

The poor outing by Mussina could cost the righthander his spotin the rotation as Yankees manager Joe Torre said the veteranwas in danger of losing his spot last week.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (0) AT DETROIT (16) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to center. C Granderson stole second.
P Polanco singled to right, C Granderson to third. M Thames grounded into
fielder's choice to second, C Granderson out at home, P Polanco to second.
M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to third, M Thames to second. C Guillen hit
sacrifice fly to center, P Polanco scored. I Rodriguez grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey singled to center. R Raburn popped out to shortstop.
B Inge flied out to center. C Granderson doubled to center, S Casey scored.
P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson scored. M Thames flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: M Ordonez flied out to left. C Guillen doubled to deep left
center. I Rodriguez singled to center, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second
advancing on throw. S Casey grounded out to second, I Rodriguez to third.
R Raburn singled to center, I Rodriguez scored. B Inge doubled to right,
R Raburn scored. C Granderson grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 4TH: E Ramirez relieved M Mussina. P Polanco homered to left.
M Thames grounded out to third. M Ordonez popped out to second. C Guillen
walked. C Guillen to second on passed ball by J Posada. I Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 5TH: S Henn relieved E Ramirez. S Casey tripled to deep right
center. R Santiago ran for S Casey. R Raburn singled to center, R Santiago
scored. B Inge doubled to deep left, R Raburn to third. C Granderson grounded
out to second, R Raburn scored, B Inge to third. P Polanco walked. M Thames
singled to left, B Inge scored, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez walked,
P Polanco to third, M Thames to second. C Guillen flied out to left.
I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
DETROIT 10.

DETROIT 7TH: C Maybin hit for M Thames. C Maybin struck out swinging.
M Ordonez singled to right center. C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez
singled to center, M Ordonez to second. R Santiago hit by pitch, M Ordonez to
third, I Rodriguez to second. R Raburn walked, M Ordonez scored, I Rodriguez
to third, R Santiago to second. B Inge doubled to deep left center,
I Rodriguez, R Santiago and R Raburn scored. C Granderson singled to left,
B Inge to third. B Bruney relieved S Henn. P Polanco safe at first on error by
third baseman W Betemit, B Inge scored, C Granderson to second. C Maybin hit a
ground rule double to deep center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. M
Ordonez lined out to first. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 16.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

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DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to center. C Granderson stole second.
P Polanco singled to right, C Granderson to third. M Thames grounded into
fielder's choice to second, C Granderson out at home, P Polanco to second.
M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to third, M Thames to second. C Guillen hit
sacrifice fly to center, P Polanco scored. I Rodriguez grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey singled to center. R Raburn popped out to shortstop.
B Inge flied out to center. C Granderson doubled to center, S Casey scored.
P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson scored. M Thames flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: M Ordonez flied out to left. C Guillen doubled to deep left
center. I Rodriguez singled to center, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second
advancing on throw. S Casey grounded out to second, I Rodriguez to third.
R Raburn singled to center, I Rodriguez scored. B Inge doubled to right,
R Raburn scored. C Granderson grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 4TH: E Ramirez relieved M Mussina. P Polanco homered to left.
M Thames grounded out to third. M Ordonez popped out to second. C Guillen
walked. C Guillen to second on passed ball by J Posada. I Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 5TH: S Henn relieved E Ramirez. S Casey tripled to deep right
center. R Santiago ran for S Casey. R Raburn singled to center, R Santiago
scored. B Inge doubled to deep left, R Raburn to third. C Granderson grounded
out to second, R Raburn scored, B Inge to third. P Polanco walked. M Thames
singled to left, B Inge scored, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez walked,
P Polanco to third, M Thames to second. C Guillen flied out to left.
I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
DETROIT 10.

DETROIT 7TH: C Maybin hit for M Thames. C Maybin struck out swinging.
M Ordonez singled to right center. C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez
singled to center, M Ordonez to second. R Santiago hit by pitch, M Ordonez to
third, I Rodriguez to second. R Raburn walked, M Ordonez scored, I Rodriguez
to third, R Santiago to second. B Inge doubled to deep left center,
I Rodriguez, R Santiago and R Raburn scored. C Granderson singled to left,
B Inge to third. B Bruney relieved S Henn. P Polanco safe at first on error by
third baseman W Betemit, B Inge scored, C Granderson to second. C Maybin hit a
ground rule double to deep center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third.
M Ordonez lined out to first. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 16.</div>

 

Verlander, Inge dazzle as Tigers hammer Yankees

<h3>DETROIT 16, NY YANKEES 0</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers saved the best for last.

Justin Verlander tossed seven scoreless innings and Brandon Ingedrove in four runs as the Tigers blasted the New York Yankees,16-0, in the finale of Monday's four-game series.


Rookie Ryan Raburn had three RBI and Curtis Granderson andPlacido Polanco each added two runs for Detroit (71-60), whichremains 2 1/2 games behind first-place Cleveland (73-57) in theAmerican League Central standings.


"Everything went our way," Raburn said. "We really needed thiswin. We got good swings from everyone in our line-up. This isa big confidence booster to take on the road."


The triumph also helped Detroit earn its first series win sincesweeping the Minnesota Twins in a three-game set from July 17-19- a span of 11 series.


The second overall pick in 2004, Verlander (14-3) yielded threehits with six strikeouts to finish August with an impressive 3-1showing. The righthander continues to be a torn in the side ofNew York, which is just 7-3 against Verlander all-time.

"I was fun that we were able to put up so many runs early,"Verlander said. "I just wanted to attack them. I was aggressivewith my fastball and worked off it with my off-speed pitches.

"Chuck (Hernandez, Tigers pitching coach) and I made some minorchanges to my mechanic with my leg drive and it helped."

Taking three of four games away from the Yankees doesn't seem toimpressive Tigers manager Jim Leyland.


"I really don't believe in momentum," Leyland said. "Whoeverpitches better, will win the game. That how it is in thisbusiness."


The Tigers' offense was clicking on all cylinders in this one.

In the second inning, Granderson delivered an RBI double andPolanco added a run-scoring single against Yankees starter MikeMussina (8-10) to push to lead to 3-0.


Inge's RBI double highlighted a three-run third, and an inninglater, Polanco recorded his eighth homer against reliever EdwarRamirez to make it 7-0. "It was a big win for us," Inge said."If you don't get confidence from taking three or four from theYankees, you probably don't have a pulse."


With the bases load in the seventh, the 30-year-old Inge struckagain with a three-run double in center that just missed being agrand slam. Detroit scored six runs in the frame.

It was another horrific outing for Mussina, who was tagged forsix runs and nine hits in three frames in his third straightsetback. He has surrendered 19 earned runs during this slide.

"It's not good," Mussina said. "Two weeks ago, I felt like Icould do anything I wanted, and now I don't feel like I can helpus at all. Those are probably the worst nine innings I'vepitched in my entire career.


"I can't believe that in three starts I've forgotten how topitch after 17 years."


The poor outing by Mussina could cost the righthander his spotin the rotation as Yankees manager Joe Torre said the veteranwas in danger of losing his spot last week.


"I know (Mussina's) frustrated by all this," Torre said. "We'lltalk (Tuesday), (Ron) Guidry, he and I and we'll see how he'sfeeling. Right now, he's still in line, but we have to see. I'mnot prepared to answer those questions right now not after thisgame."